Andreas Walther

22.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
279 papers, 18.7k citations indexed

About

Andreas Walther is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Organic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Andreas Walther has authored 279 papers receiving a total of 18.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Biomaterials, 83 papers in Organic Chemistry and 76 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Andreas Walther's work include Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (53 papers), Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (48 papers) and Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization (45 papers). Andreas Walther is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (53 papers), Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (48 papers) and Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization (45 papers). Andreas Walther collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Finland and Australia. Andreas Walther's co-authors include Axel H. E. Müller, Olli Ikkala, Rémi Merindol, Felix H. Schacher, Jie Deng, Alejandro Benítez, Holger Schmalz, André H. Gröschel, Thomas Heuser and Laura Heinen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Andreas Walther

266 papers receiving 18.6k citations

Hit Papers

Janus Particles: Synthesis, Self-Assembly, Physical Prope... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2013 2008 2013 2012 2017 400 800 1.2k
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Janus Particles: Synthesis, Self-Assembly, Physical Properties, and Applications
    2013 1.5k citations Andreas Walther et al. profile →
  2. Janus particles
    2008 751 citations Andreas Walther et al. profile →
  3. Guided hierarchical co-assembly of soft patchy nanoparticles
    2013 568 citations Andreas Walther et al. profile →
  4. Precise hierarchical self-assembly of multicompartment micelles
    2012 500 citations Andreas Walther et al. Nature Communications profile →
  5. Materials learning from life: concepts for active, adaptive and autonomous molecular systems
    2017 436 citations Andreas Walther et al. profile →
  6. Viewpoint: From Responsive to Adaptive and Interactive Materials and Materials Systems: A Roadmap
    2019 262 citations Andreas Walther profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Andreas Walther Germany 71 7.9k 6.8k 6.3k 4.3k 2.7k 279 18.7k
Junbai Li China 76 6.9k 0.9× 8.6k 1.3× 5.0k 0.8× 6.2k 1.4× 6.2k 2.3× 373 20.0k
Martin Möller Germany 75 7.9k 1.0× 4.8k 0.7× 8.1k 1.3× 5.8k 1.3× 2.7k 1.0× 636 23.3k
Todd Emrick United States 71 9.9k 1.2× 2.8k 0.4× 6.3k 1.0× 4.0k 0.9× 2.2k 0.8× 349 20.9k
Olli Ikkala Finland 86 8.7k 1.1× 10.8k 1.6× 6.0k 0.9× 6.9k 1.6× 1.6k 0.6× 352 27.0k
Sergiy Minko United States 64 4.9k 0.6× 3.3k 0.5× 5.0k 0.8× 5.9k 1.4× 2.1k 0.8× 246 18.6k
Jan C. M. van Hest Netherlands 84 5.5k 0.7× 7.9k 1.2× 10.2k 1.6× 7.4k 1.7× 10.3k 3.9× 436 26.8k
Yue Zhao Canada 73 7.5k 0.9× 4.2k 0.6× 6.9k 1.1× 6.2k 1.4× 1.3k 0.5× 404 19.3k
Eugenia Kumacheva Canada 79 9.4k 1.2× 4.2k 0.6× 3.6k 0.6× 11.8k 2.7× 1.9k 0.7× 291 25.5k
Oren A. Scherman United Kingdom 73 7.0k 0.9× 6.7k 1.0× 10.4k 1.6× 4.8k 1.1× 2.4k 0.9× 271 21.4k
Zhihong Nie China 64 7.7k 1.0× 2.9k 0.4× 2.8k 0.4× 10.7k 2.5× 3.1k 1.1× 229 19.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Andreas Walther

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Andreas Walther

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Baykal, Doruk, et al.. (2025). DNA Flipping as Facile Mechanism for Transmembrane Signaling in Synthetic Cells. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(37). 33643–33654.
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Chen, Weixiang, Avik Samanta, Christoph Drees, et al.. (2025). Growing functional artificial cytoskeletons in the viscoelastic confinement of DNA synthetic cells. PubMed. 2(10). 627–639.
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Chen, Weixiang, Wei Liu, Avik Samanta, et al.. (2025). Ballistic diffusion fronts in biomolecular condensates. Nature Nanotechnology. 20(8). 1062–1070. 5 indexed citations
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Xie, Miao, et al.. (2025). Constructing synthetic nuclear architectures via transcriptional condensates in a DNA protonucleus. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8254–8254.
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Walther, Andreas, et al.. (2024). Mechano-adaptive meta-gels through synergistic chemical and physical information-processing. Nature Communications. 15(1). 8957–8957. 16 indexed citations
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Hoenders, Daniel, et al.. (2024). Cyclodextrin ‘Chaperones’ Enable Quasi‐Ideal Supramolecular Network Formation and Enhanced Photodimerization of Hydrophobic, Red‐shifted Photoswitches in Water. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(26). e202405582–e202405582. 5 indexed citations
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Slesarenko, Viacheslav, et al.. (2024). Hard- and Soft-Coded Strain Stiffening in Metamaterials via Out-of-Plane Buckling Using Highly Entangled Active Hydrogel Elements. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(29). 38511–38519. 7 indexed citations
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Samanta, Avik, et al.. (2024). DNA-empowered synthetic cells as minimalistic life forms. Nature Reviews Chemistry. 8(6). 454–470. 34 indexed citations
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Tamo, Arnaud Kamdem, Tuan Anh Tran, Ingo Doench, et al.. (2022). 3D Printing of Cellulase-Laden Cellulose Nanofiber/Chitosan Hydrogel Composites: Towards Tissue Engineering Functional Biomaterials with Enzyme-Mediated Biodegradation. Materials. 15(17). 6039–6039. 37 indexed citations
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Samanta, Avik, Maximilian Hörner, Wei Liu, Wilfried Weber, & Andreas Walther. (2022). Signal-processing and adaptive prototissue formation in metabolic DNA protocells. Nature Communications. 13(1). 3968–3968. 55 indexed citations
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Samanta, Avik, et al.. (2022). Insertion of 3D DNA Origami Nanopores into Block Copolymer Vesicles. ChemSystemsChem. 4(6). 8 indexed citations
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Tamo, Arnaud Kamdem, Ingo Doench, Alexandra Montembault, et al.. (2021). Development of Bioinspired Functional Chitosan/Cellulose Nanofiber 3D Hydrogel Constructs by 3D Printing for Application in the Engineering of Mechanically Demanding Tissues. Polymers. 13(10). 1663–1663. 63 indexed citations
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Walther, Andreas, et al.. (2020). Switchable supracolloidal 3D DNA origami nanotubes mediated through fuel/antifuel reactions. Nanoscale. 12(32). 16995–17004. 13 indexed citations
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Samanta, Avik, et al.. (2020). A Modular Fluorescent Probe for Viscosity and Polarity Sensing in DNA Hybrid Mesostructures. Advanced Science. 8(5). 2003740–2003740. 55 indexed citations
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Chen, Mingjiao, Yuanhao Zhang, Qing Xie, et al.. (2019). Long-Term Bone Regeneration Enabled by a Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS)-Enhanced Biodegradable Hydrogel. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 5(9). 4612–4623. 40 indexed citations
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Walther, Andreas, Lars A. Berglund, & Olli Ikkala. (2010). Biomimetic, large-area, layered composites with superior properties. 20. 267. 1 indexed citations
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Nagel, Frederik & Andreas Walther. (2009). A Novel Transient Handling Scheme for Time Stretching Algorithms. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society. 13 indexed citations
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Disch, Sascha, Christian Uhle, & Andreas Walther. (2007). Using Transient Suppression in Blind Multi-Channel Upmix Algorithms. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society. 2 indexed citations
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Biggart, Andy, et al.. (2002). "Trayectorias Fallidas", entre Estandarización y Flexibilidad en Gran Bretaña, Italia y Alemania Occidental. Hispana. 11–29. 1 indexed citations

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